Windsor Castle, the largest and oldest occupied castle in the world, is one of the official residences of Her Majesty The Queen. The Castle's dramatic site encapsulates 900 years of British history. It covers an area of 26 acres and contains, as well as a royal palace, a magnificent chapel and the homes and workplaces of a large number of people.
What there is to see:
The magnificent State Apartments are furnished with some of the finest works of art from the Royal Collection, including paintings by Rembrandt, Rubens, Canaletto, Gainsborough and the famous triple portrait of Charles I by Sir Anthony van Dyck. In 1992 fire destroyed or damaged more than 100 rooms at the Castle. By good fortune the rooms worst affected were empty at the time, and as a result, few of the Castle's artistic treasures were destroyed. The highly acclaimed restoration work, completed in 1997, is a testament to the extraordinary skills of some of the finest craftsmen in Europe. From October to March visitors can also enjoy George IV's private apartments (the Semi-State Rooms), among the most richly decorated interiors in the Castle.
St George's Chapel is one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture in England. It is the spiritual home of the Order of the Garter, the senior order of British Chivalry established in 1348 by Edward III. Within the chapel are the tombs of ten sovereigns, including Henry VIII and his third wife Jane Seymour, and Charles I. Among the highlights of a visit to Windsor is Queen Mary's Dolls' House, the most famous dolls' house in the world. The Drawings Gallery shows changing exhibitions of material from the Royal Library at Windsor Castle. The special display below is shown alongside a selection of treasures from the Royal Library.
Kensington Palace
Kensington Palace unveils a palace of secret stories and public lives following a £12m major project to create a palace for everyone.
Visitors to Kensington Palace arrive through newly landscaped gardens and entrance hall to journey through the magnificent Kings and Queen’s State Apartments as a courtier. Filled with stories of two royal courts; the House of Stuart and the House of Hanover 1698 -1714, your success will depend on who you know, how you behave and how you dress. The rewards are great, but there are pitfalls along the way!
Seating Chart: Eugene O'Neill Theatre
Runtime: 2 hours and 45 minutes, including one 15 minute intermission
Rating: Parental Advisory: Explicit language. Children under the age of 4 are not permitted in the theatre.
Hearing Assistance: Yes
There are no wheelchair accessible restrooms. Restrooms are located down one flight of stairs.
There are no steps into the theatre from the sidewalk.
Air Conditioned
Wheelchair Seating Available
Assisted listening system available
Journey with our member of the ICA (Irish Citizen Army) as he tells you about the devastating effects of the 1913 Lockout such as seeing children dying of starvation in the tenements. Learn how he and countless others were left jobless, oppressed and craving social change, especially after Ireland suffered the violence of its first Bloody Sunday. Listen, as he does, to James Connolly and the social leaders who promised change and a brighter future if they followed them into battle for it.
Meet our member of the Cumann na mBan (the women’s faction of the Irish Volunteers) who was so moved by Padraig Pearse’s graveside speech at the funeral of the famous Fenian Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa in 1915 she signed up the following day. Discover the key and dangerous roles these women, numbering nearly a quarter of those who rose that week, played in the battles that Easter. In the reading of the 1916 Proclamation of Independence and in their own words hear how they were fighting not only for the emancipation of Ireland but for a better future for Irish women.
On the 1916 Rise of the Rebels Tour you will travel with our two rebels as they take you through the action all over the city during Easter week. See and hear about the sites where it all happened, some you may know and some whose histories have been less explored until now. From one of The Abbey Theatre’s leading actors, Sean Connolly, leading the first charge and firing the first shots of the Rising; resulting in the first casualty at City Hall as the rebels tried to take Dublin Castle. To Richmond Barracks where all the captured rebels plus many who were falsely accused of being so were imprisoned before the executions in Kilmainham. In-between discover where the fiercest battles were fought including The Four Courts and South Dublin Union. Hear the testimonies of the brave and brazen, such as the handful of men who took on the might of a battalion around Mount Street, and the women who dodged bullets to deliver messages all over the city. Then there are the stories of the trenches and strange amnesties in the gunfire torn St. Stephens Green and the dangerous women who patrolled its gates.
Come with us to the GPO, The General Post Office, which acted as the headquarters for the rebels during the week of The 1916 Easter Rising. It was outside here that Padraig Pearse read out The Proclamation of Independence and decreed a free and equal Ireland for all. Inside Pearse along with 4 of the other signatories of the Proclamation, James Connolly, Tom Clarke, Sean MacDiarmada and Joseph Plunkett orchestrated the insurrection as bullets rained down upon the building. See the bullet holes that are still visible scars on the GPO today. At the end of the week they tunnelled their way through the homes on neighbouring Moore Street to escape the burning GPO as shells from the gunship Helga blasted them and the flames around them raged so hot the glass inside was melting. Follow the path of the doomed revolutionaries as they ran the gauntlet under heavy machine gun fire to Moore Street and visit the site of one of The Rising’s most tragic deaths, that of The O’Rahilly. It was here around Moore Street where The O’Rahilly penned his last goodbyes to his wife and hiding inside its beleaguered walls the remaining rebels decided to surrender.
The 1916 Rise of Rebels Bus Tour will show you the heart of the rebellion using the actual words and testimonies of the men and women who fought for Irish Independence in the 1916 Easter Rising.
SEA LIFE Melbourne
Haga un viaje a las profundidades con más de 10.000 animales acuáticos, encontrará algunos de los animales más increíbles del mundo. ¡Acérquese a los divertidos pingüinos, a tiburones enormes, peces sierra, rayas majestuosas, hermosos caballitos de mar, miles de peces tropicales y mucho más!
Hay tanto que ver y una gran variedad de actividades divertidas para jóvenes y mayores, que no se arrepentirá de la visita a SEA LIFE Melbourne.
SEA LIFE Melbourne le ofrece una aventura interactiva desde las profundidades del océano hasta las aguas heladas de la Antártida.
La impresionante exhibición Croc Lair es solo una de las 12 nuevas zonas de descubrimiento del acuario, también podrá admirar la única exhibición mundial de tiburones elefante en Bay of Rays, quedase fascinado al experimentar un arco iris de colores en el Seahorse Pier, y explore un mundo diferente a cualquier otro y maravíllese con los majestuosos pingüinos rey y los papúa en Penguin Playground.
Con los encuentros interactivos con animales, las icónicas pantallas de última generación, la alimentación de animales y más, SEA LIFE Melbourne es una experiencia excelente, educativa y completamente interesante.
Zoo de Melbourne
El zoológico de Melbourne es una fantástica experiencia de vida salvaje con más de 320 especies, incluida la original y única fauna australiana, como canguros, koalas, uombats y emús.
Disfrute de poder ver animales de todo el mundo en hábitats naturales y exhibiciones especiales, desde grandes félidos y elefantes a orangutanes y focas descaradas. Podrá acercarse a una gran variedad de animales autóctonos australianos. Además la casa de las mariposas es una experiencia fascinante donde le rodearan cientos de coloridas mariposas y una exuberante vegetación tropical.
Los visitantes más jóvenes podrán aprender y jugar en la exhibición Growing Wild o en el espacio de juegos Keeper Kids.
Sorpréndase con el mundo de vida salvaje en el corazón de Melbourne. El Zoo de Melbourne es un lugar ideal para pasar un gran día en familia.
Visite el Mapa Interactivo para conocer más cosas sobre el Zoo de Melbourne.
